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• Car sold as UK car turns out as Import 29 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  However, the part they ordered did not fit - service guy called me and said it was because the car was an import and part was not applicable. I bought the car from them assured it was a UK car! Finally after 3 days and 3 parts delivered I should get my car fixed with MOT. But - how do I deal with the problem of buying a UK car at UK price, and finding out its an import?!
• imports 11 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  18 months ago when i was considering importing a Saab 9-3 the official line from Saab Uk was that the car would not be registered on their computer and I would have diffiuculty in getting warranty work undertaken unless I could get a registered Saab dealer to put the car on the Saab network computer.
• VAT on Car Imports 13 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Hi, A really quick question in regards to VAT on Imports. Who is actually liable for making the 17.5% payment to Customs & Excise? I purchased a Saxo VTR in Belgium in 2000 (saving £4,000) and got a VAT bill at the end of the quarter for it. I sent a cheque to C&E and heard no more about it.
• Toyota Hiace - import manuals 1 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  I need a manual for a toyota Hiace 2.7 petrol 2001. i've asked before but with little luck. Toyota can't help....not seen one of these before.....any...
• Subaru Legacy/Outback - grey importing 21 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  I'll be honest/mercinary here, if say a 2007/8 grey import 3.0 Litre Outback is going to be stung with a £500 VED bill annually as a UK supplied vehicle (with different model name, possibly Bean) would be, then this idea is banished permanently. The difference in Japan prices and those being asked by pro grey importers is huge, obviously they have to make a profit and i'm not being unreasonable.
• Nissan Juke - Nissan Sunderland - Possible closure? 3 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  Twitter on fire tonight as a German auto magazine is reporting that Nissan is set to announce the closure of the Sunderland plant? FWIW, I import from Germany (for the past 26 years) and I've found out today that the minimum charge I will face to make an import from 1st Jan is £55 per shipment, (I will have to make import declarations by law, whether there is any additional duty to pay or not).
• £4000 used Auris or Civic? 19 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  I am looking at Toyota auris 1.6 automatic and Honda Civic 1.8 automatic. Performance and handling are not the most important things for me. I know that in this area civic is better car but what the most important for me are reliability(1000 miles trips), good mpg, and most important comfortable drivers cabin, seats and low noise inside a car.
• Valid UK Warranty on imports? 31 May 2007 (Forum)
  A friend is considering purchasing a Vauxhall Astra from a well known car supermarket. It will have delivery miles, and I believe will be imported from Europe somewhere. The car supermarket carefully words ther small print as saying all cars supplied with balance of manufacturers warranty 'where available'. Does anyone out there know the situation with Vauxhall and honouring these warranties?
• Import Honda Prelude Limiter 7 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Ive just purchased a Honda Prelude Vtec import. Ive been told it has a top end speed limiter on it and yes when i get to *&%mph it cuts out and dies !!!! It has bags of go left in it so can anyone tell me if its a job and half to get it off and if so wheres good to go and at what cost...
• Import Obstruction 21 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  I received a letter today from the chap who imported my car fifteen months ago. He told me that he was now going out of business as his suppliers had informed him that from now on it would take at least ten months to supply him with cars. This would appear to be a blatant way to halt one avenue of cut price cars into the UK.
• Grey Imports. 7 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  I'd like to pose a serious question regarding Grey Imports. I have heard lots of anecdotal revelations such as a lot of the sports cars have been used for street racing, Petrol in Japan is 100 octane, Jap cars aren't rustproofed etc etc. From experience I have found that some of the exotica have indeed been extensively modified in the engine dept and fault finding can be a little tricky sometimes but what really is the score?
• Which big cheap car? 7 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Wanted: Big, cheap estate, pickup, or similar, £1500 available, must be able to get lots of stuff in it, reliability, economy of running and maintenance important, image not important. Any recommendations?
• Europe Imported Toyota Warranty 24 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Has anyone had experience of any problems from UK Main Dealers requiring sight of the original Europe Dealers Supplers Invoice prior to them agreeing...
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  Are parts hard to get for Japanese imports? 13 Nov 2024 (Ask HJ)
  Are parts hard to get for Japanese imports like the Toyota Elgrande?
• Getting an import through ESVA 26 May 2005 (Forum)
  Apparently it was registered on a Q-plate and went through SVA as a 'kit car'. So this gets me wondering....could I import a late-model from Japan and put it through SVA as a 'kit car' and so avoid the bother of ESVA and a model report? If anyone knows anything about (E)SVA and kit car approval I would be most interested.
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  Why does my imported car pay high road tax? 24 Jun 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I have Smart 450 imported from Australia in 2013, it's a standard car but they charge me £200 pound a year road tax is there anyway I can do?
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  How important is a full service history when selling a car? 24 Aug 2023 (Ask HJ)
  How important is a full service history when selling a low mileage car?
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  Is it worth buying a classic car from Japan and importing it to the UK? 17 May 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Is it worth buying a classic car from Japan? What duty will I pay?
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  How do we go about importing our German-registered Mitsubishi Shogun Sport to the UK? 22 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My husband is serving in HM Forces Germany, and we are about to return to England. We have a Mitsubishi Shogun Sport, which was purchased in Germany at...
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  Sportomatic 27 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  After much soul searching and having ogled one for years I am struggling to find a Mazda MX-5 with automatic transmission. I believe you can get an imported...